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MG Car Club of South Australia
Friday night we headed down to the Gouger Street Party . At around 5:30pm , the 1980 ’ s F1 cars were escorted to Gouger Street together with a selection of Supercars and Rally entrants . Because of the excellent weather , the area was full of enthusiastic spectators . Up on stage , the VIP drivers were introduced to the crowd and afterwards the stage was used for a band playing appropriate 80 ’ s music .
Being at the start allowed us to see and hear the supercars , Ferrari ’ s , McLaren ’ s etc driven by the VIPs blasting off the Start line There were no dramas and our stages finished on time .
Saturday was the first full day of the Motorsport Festival at Victoria Park . A sunny day greeted fans and the facilities and displays were excellent . Once we entered the park Wayne had to go and sign-on as an accredited photographer and then we made our way to the Sporting Car Club enclosure which was provided for members to relax and enjoy track entertainment . During a walk through the Paddock area we met up with Kevin and Val Weeks and Simon and Rebecca Wenzel in the Supaloc pit . Kevin was very upbeat and keen to
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